Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137
Devanagari script
न बिभ्यति च सत्त्वानि सिद्धेर्लक्षणमुच्यते
Transliteration
na bibhyati ca sattvāni siddherlakṣaṇamucyate
Translation
اور جاندار اس سے خوف نہیں کھاتے—یہی سِدھی (روحانی کمال) کی علامت کہی گئی ہے۔
Word by Word
नnot
न:
Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)
बिभ्यतिfears
बिभ्यति:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभि (धातु)
Formलट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘fears’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
सत्त्वानिliving beings
सत्त्वानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘beings/creatures’ as object
सिद्धेःof perfection
सिद्धेः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of accomplishment/perfection’
लक्षणम्a sign
लक्षणम्:
Kartā (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mark/sign’ as subject of passive
उच्यतेis said
उच्यते:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट् (present indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense) ‘is said’
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A siddha seated quietly; deer and birds gather nearby without fear; even a snake rests peacefully; the atmosphere is still, indicating non-violence and inner mastery.
FAQs
True attainment expresses itself as harmlessness and a calming presence—others naturally feel no fear.
This verse is part of the lead-in to the Gautama-liṅga/Ahalyā-saras context in the same chapter, but this specific line itself is a general yoga teaching.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it defines a sign of siddhi.